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Short Ham Antennas for HF with linear loading

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"Short Ham Antennas for HF with linear loading." Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio antenna project are those of Claude Jollet (VE2DPE). Content and Source provided by Claude Jollet (VE2DPE). https://www.hamradiosecrets.com/short-ham-antennas.html Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (KH6JRM/AL0HA). https://arrlnewshawaii.blogspot.com. https://simplehamradioantennas.blogspot.com. Short Ham Antennas For HF With Linear Loading by Claude Jollet - VE2DPE You may have heard that short ham antennas are not as efficient, nor as effective as a "full length" half-wave dipole, regardless of the configuration chosen. This Page Covers Linear Loading Dimensions Construction Bonus Configs How Does It Work? Good news! I describe in this article the only exception I know of ... that actually works! To be honest, even if effective, the antenna described below will tune somewhat sharply (narrower 2:1 SWR bandwidth...